New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-09
CROWDS AT THE UPTOWN HOTELS

CROWDS AT THE UPTOWN HOTELS
THE FIFTH AVENUE AND THE HOFFMAN OVERRUN
WITH ANXIOUS PATRIOTS.
On election day hotel resorts like the Aston House,
where City Hail politicians ordinarily gather; tho
Mstrops Titan. which is Police Headquarters and
even tho Morton House where Sheridan shook attracts
local Republican workers ike a magnet arc dnii
compared with the Hoffman House and the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. which the committee headquarters Thcro
was scarcely an hour in the day that there was not
crowd Of excited patriots in the Hoffman House
cafe lobby and barroom. Most OF them
anxious admirers OF Colonel Follows
They debated nothing but the contest over DistrctAt
torney admitting generally that they thought the state
had gone Republican and being quite glum In ancipa-
ton OF defeat Reports came In that large Labor vote
had been for Post whereat the Fellows men ooksh
cresaen they had expected to ipaencc some votes
in that direction by money. The Democratic
Headquarters had been cleared OF desks but
mono Of the officials about during the mernng
or afternoon. They had. however. private room up
stairs from which orders issued.
over at tho Fifth Avenue Hotel there not so much
Of n crowd but II continually rolling in and out
Chairmen Bliss and Knapp at Republican Headquarters
remained In their inner all day They received
constant advccs from the State. giving indications Of
the result. sena or Evarts. Levi T. Morton Msnon
Chance ex-senator OTIS tx Congressman j. C. Brrow,.
about the situation
NIGHT SCENES AT THE HOFFMAN HOUSE
secthng. surgIng bustlng mass OF people could
be found tonight I'm the Hobbies Of both tho headpnar
tiers hotels. AT tho st. James. the Gilscy and tho
Morton House crowds poured In and out drink
| ing chatcrnc, gos,iping and making inquiries. The
greatest throng of all wa, at the Hoffman House, where
patriots losct each other In efforts TO lind oui
| something about the result Tho early drih Of news
favorable TO the Democrats set the glasses 10 climbing
In the great art gallery" and from mild drinks to
| whSkey and champagne quick transition. Many
a bottle broken by Fellows men and tho number
Of hilarou, drinkers increased every hour up TO mid.
night.
| The crowd wa a motley one jerry" Dunn rubbed
his elbows against Banner Roswell T. Flower, and
Barton Key. the manager of Mrs. James Brown Pot
ter, with white flower In his button hole talked poli-
| tics az If no had made 1t profession {. T. Bacon,
who tho law partner Of Governor M. put
| the state down for Cook by 10000 Edward Murphy
came from Troy early hour to reopen the Demo
cratic Headquarters. and tho bury leader went
through the lobby he gave heart to the Democratic
| betting mon by tl.ins thom that Cook would have AT
| least $1,000 majority.
Edmund Stephenson, the Immigrant COMM -ioncr,
! came In with John Starr and after looking about
went off uptown John O'Bricn Tho Aquctucr
contractor. wa, IN and out with smiling face. and
eI Asscmbly inan Jimmy Olvcr mado mis- cauOn
| voice heard ~ he hurrahcd for Fclpu, Ilo hal on
ill dress s.t and po-y in his button hole 60 onrl
| with Lawrence H. Jerome.
| during a theatre rece~s. inquired about ONO, and
went .qucky away. Harry I'm drank beer aud
That al winch Colonel /. \ Burr. Of The Graphic
was taking -eli1er with u eUup OF friends.
| THINGS nor 50 BRISK ,CRlss THE Way
Drifting thr,tgh the IInh Avcnuo Hotel one m ch,
have sc,n 5rnalor Evsrt-, with hls sik hat on tho
| back Of bis head hH from the stats COM
mitico headquarters to tho Union leagun cub. Ills
lean features bore broad smo an h. -aiI he thought
| the Stale was hcpuhl.can Low Morton 40
strollci through. on his way 10 headquarters t.
inquire results General James VI. Varnum.
with fresh pink In hi, buttonhoc. stopped to cha,
with arquantanccA ENIOngrs-nan J. &. Burrows,
OF Michigan looking liko typical Western po 'can,
Colonel Gcosg, W Hooker, Of Vermont and Hamilton
Busbcy, OF Tho Turf rrld AMI arm" maze NJ a
group swapr- Information.
Major James DcBn>on. tn Rcprbican candidate
for At GENERAL, .aunrrrcI ons a dIc-s silt,
on his way 10 Days Theatre rcmarAing Il, h. went :
I'm no 20 Graz, for o,ico that / get out of
this hurry burly hr hour or two General W. w
Averll tho cayalryman and engineer eX- omml onel
Ia witt g. Mhr"rr, NbcFi al Nh.VA an '"' H.. car.
! when General John y. Knapp came ont OF the com
Crgrd Tor inforaion but told every body TO hrcp cool
and wait TIL tho returns were In from tho S,i
pr l. *. Funk, tho editor of the Prohibition Np'e.
General Wager swayne, the general counsel oil inc
The nav, was not sufficiently encouraging keep
any 81 these republicans long ia view y, soon a,
they got an iutlus Of hc" tic result Wa i'ndnf
they slipped homo with tho phiIo'oIhc hr'i'"h
TO walt uuf morning for fun returns. late romrr
NJ tho Fifth Avenue ~ senator W. H. bainum.
chairman 81 the Democratic National Committee. no
aid. am glad Fellows f. elected, because OF tho
character Of the fight made on him
COWIE ANTI GIBBS. CHOSEN A. ALDERMAN.
In the Min Assembly blstrc tie decision oi The
Republican primaries not prnf~I by tho li'puh
ucau voters. The nominee for Al ~rmln, on which
Office there q split was John G.. McMurray' oil
what IS known tho Gibbs faction Tho Sp'aSno
| Indc pendcnis however, placed Ia nomination James
A. Cowle who elected Not only was TIE 10
rublicsn constituency divided. but tho Grand 'lord
House whcro returns received By both fa'uoh'
vas Divided In lscll Tie Gibbs fi~lph
occnplrl room on the Eighth ave, slho III
the buil Ing viii TIC independents rrcciV"' '''",H
i'm a hal on tho Twenty -thirl-st. side. Inc |'"o'
party had a mcaIc representation NJ th'" "
| ouartcrs AID tie few who were thofo i'nh'"
trrmcl, disappointed tho figures l"ureh III NV
other sid of ie house. went To a." opI"@ic ,.
q d l4It